I don't care about Jvrs six goal haul.

Yes sure it was a tremendous start but I'm not sure he's ever going to be the power fwd we all hoped for.

He either steps up now or needs to be dropped. He shows the odd glimpse of complete brilliance but its mainly his mindset.

If we don't get the first Im.ptetty sure it's all over

But what has Fritta done ?

Or Culley,?

Or Brody.

Even Max has taken only one mark.

We were terrible from the get go.

It's painful because Essendon are not a good side and they have destroyed id.

Roo gets dropped for sure.

That six goals went to his head and he fell off the map thereafter.

This is demons of last year 200 %

Can lyon please shut up.

Remember: Give your opposition an inch, they’ll take a yard.

Morale of the story: Don’t give them a sniff.

Please Melbourne if you won't care, I think moving forward let's just forfeit Gather round.

Saves us the travel, and money to our loyal fans.

Embarrassing.

Smacked by a team that has lostc17 in a row

Lot of these blokes drank their own bath water during the week.

I don’t mind losing given where the club is placed, but the effort, output and skills today are horrendous and inexcusable. This really is on par with losing to the ASADA top up side years ago.

Cocky Melbourne supporters never learn.

Players obviously read DL.

Putrid embarrassing effort.

Awful

Just about as disappointed I have been in this team in a long time, probably more so because we started a new chapter and looked to have a new mindset. Losing is fine. Losing like this, to them, is not fine.

"It's the hope that kills you"

JVR needs a spell in the twos i think

outside of the first quarter against the saints he's had no impact

17 minutes ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

At least this team/our performance against a struggling team is familiar.

There's some comfort in that, I guess.

No there isn't. This club has a long history of too often [censored] the bed when we're favorites. It's an above the shoulders cultural thing now.

We've had a consistent penchant for making the worst teams look as if they're likely PF contenders for many decades now far too often.

This was our biggest test for the year so far and we failed to perform.

Edited yesterday at 05:431 day by Demon Dynasty

2 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Cocky Melbourne supporters never learn.

Players obviously read DL.

Putrid embarrassing effort.

guilty as charged

Kozzy and Gawns look as Caddy takes what was an uncontested mark in the end should be replayed to Turner, McDonald and Lever all week. Pathetic 1 on 1 today.

Blind freddy knew this side was going to come out this week, we just do this continually its not a one off. Only got the Lions next week.

Worse than anything Giodwin ever presented. King needs to make a statement and drop 6 or 7 next week. Too many players think they are better than what they are play like movie stars but realty put them in a z grade comedy

Just now, Red But Mostly Blue said:

Just about as disappointed I have been in this team in a long time, probably more so because we started a new chapter and looked to have a new mindset. Losing is fine. Losing like this, to them, is not fine.

"It's the hope that kills you"

Just now, Red But Mostly Blue said:

Just about as disappointed I have been in this team in a long time, probably more so because we started a new chapter and looked to have a new mindset. Losing is fine. Losing like this, to them, is not fine.

"It's the hope that kills you"

Spot on.

After beating an actual quality side like Gold Coast.

[censored] Adelaide, seems like the club takes gather round unseriously, a leisure travel.

Just now, Demon Dynasty said:

No there isn't. This club has a long history of too often [censored] the bed when we're favorites. It's an above the shoulders cultural thing now.

We've had a consistent penchant for making the worst teams look as if they're likely PF contenders for many decades now far too often.

This was our biggest test for the year and we failed to perform.

Oh I agree 100%

We haven't played well, but the umpires absolutely crucified us in the 3rd quarter. Tom Mc Donald curled from the start of the game.

Too many melbourne players happy to kick off ground today, whereas Essendon putting head over ball and winning contest.

Been flogged in contest today

1 minute ago, BDA said:

guilty as charged

No cockyness from us. Essendon is [censored].

We just didn't care to show up.

What a disgrace

[censored] weak

We're a frustrating club aint we.
Think I'm gonna go outside and ..... SPEW UP!
Pathetic display.

Good old Sparrow back to his lacklustre self.

Thought he turned a corner like some others

Silly me.

Enjoy the rest of this horrible round where so much important petrol and aviation fuel was used up.

Windsor kicking to a 2 v 1

I can't see the whole ground but no other options to maintain possession and chain the ball forward?

24 minutes ago, MurDoc516 said:

King needs to put his fist through one of those boards. Tholstrup, Turner, McDonald, Lever, Salem, JvR, Langdon, Windsor, Melksham and Mihocek have been gutless

Add Van Rooyen...incompetent